Law Vocabulary

when a trial is complete or stops for any reason

• Overruled
• Adjournment
• Bail  
• Hearsay

to be opposed to

• Sustained
• Object
• Overruled
• Defendant

person who is a lawyer / presents evidence against the  accused.

• Trial
• Defendant
• Attorney
• Prosecutor

An individual either elected or appointed as a  judicial officer to preside over court proceedings

• Prosecutor
• Judge
• Plaintiff
• Jury

to support an objection so question cannot be allowed

• Hearsay
• Sustained
• Overruled
• Adjournment

the person charged with the crime

• Prosecutor
• Plaintiff
• Defendant
• Attorney

members of community who determine guilt

• Jury
• Civil proceeding
• Object
• Judge

person who accuses another of a crime

• Defendant
• Attorney
• Plaintiff
• Trial

a lawyer who has the proper education and passes the “bar”

• Attorney
• Judge
• Hearsay
• Defendant

to rule against

• Sustained
• Object
• Overruled
• Bail